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The TechBoston High School football team took home the City League championship title by beating Brighton High School on Thanksgiving eve, 50-14, at Love Field at Roberts Playground.

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Before becoming president and CEO of Harbor Health Services— the agency that operates three health center facilities in Dorchester and Mattapan— Chuck Jones worked in community health at Thundermist Health Center in ... Read more.

From kielbasa and wine to Sorrel & Lime, several established businesses and a few new ventures recently won grants from the city to expand their enterprises.

The third and final round of the popular Supporting ... Read more.

State Sen. Nick Collins delayed action on Monday on a controversial, time-sensitive Boston property tax reclassification bill, putting it on ice until after the deadline for action recommended by Mayor Wu.

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In 2004, Symone Crawford and her husband bought their first home, a three-decker in Mattapan, with help from a program offered by the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA). According to the city’s Department of ... Read more.

Boston Police put out a “wanted” alert on Dec. 3 for 31-year-old Gerald Vick of Dorchester, whom police say is a suspect in a shooting incident in August 2023 during a parade on Talbot Avenue. Vick is wanted on a warrant ... Read more.

Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) will convene a "Community Listening Session" on Thursday, December 12, at 5:30 p.m. at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 Training Center, 1181 Adams St. in Dorchester.

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The Boston Police Department reports arresting a teenager on murder charges for the June 28 death of Edwin Diaz-Geraldo, 20, of Brighton, who was shot and then crashed into a house at 24 Fifield St.

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Rendering of proposed apartment building

The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans to replace an old junkyard with a four-story, 48-unit apartment building at 251-257 Washington St..

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The Supreme Judicial Court last Wednesday (Nov. 20) overturned the convictions of a man for a murder on Deering Road in Mattapan in which he drove the killer – who has never been found or publicly identified – to and ... Read more.

In a trifecta of accomplishment, three teams from the Mattapan Patriots Youth Football & Cheer program have advanced to the American Youth Football (AYF) and Cheer Nationals next month. The question for program ... Read more.

Thanksgiving Day in Massachusetts has long been the day for high school football rivalries. Before families carved their turkeys, or fortified their cranberries, they hit the local stadium to cheer for their team against ... Read more.

A network of Bay Staters who lost their loved ones to homicide urged lawmakers last Thursday (Nov. 21) to pass a bill requiring employers to provide bereavement leave and to prioritize funding for victim and survivor ... Read more.

Joan Rivers enshrined the phrase, “Can we talk?” in her comedic persona. I hope she will forgive me from her mansion in heaven for using her line to capture my conviction that the best reaction to the results of the ... Read more.

A day ahead of World Pancreatic Cancer Day, lawmakers vowed last Wednesday to refile bills next session to bolster prevention and screening efforts, and improve access to treatment.

Legislation aimed at reducing ... Read more.

6:15 a.m. - Rise and attempt to shine. Find way to kitchen without falling over sleeping animals on the dark, narrow back stairs. Remove cold, dead fowl from refrigerator and give it a sponge bath, remembering to ... Read more.

Last week, Gov. Maura Healey signed House Bill No. 5100 into law. Known formally as an “Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership,” the legislation authorizes the Commonwealth to raise funds through ... Read more.

The role of Lamb. in Boston Ballet’s production of Mikko Nissinen’s “The Nutcracker” will be played by Aliya Lambright of Dorchester, who started as a student at Boston Ballet School this year. This role will mark her ... Read more.

Hundreds of turkeys made their way into the hands of community members, and hundreds of points were scored on the basketball court by high school athletes during the 2nd annual Terrence Clarke memorial event last Saturday ... Read more.

The excitement around kicking off the 30th anniversary of the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center likely won’t ensure better access for Boston Public School (BPS) students – an ongoing point of contention as city ... Read more.

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